Holiday gift wrapping: Furoshiki style!

As much as I love giving gifts, I have such fun wrapping them too! Okay, so I'm not the best wrapper, but when it comes to Furoshiki, anyone can look artistic and super cool!

What's furoshiki you ask? It's the Japanese inspired way of wrapping gifts using fabric.  It's eco-friendly and a great way to re-use fabric! 

Furoshiki, Image: All Rights Reserved.

"The Japanese equate wrapping a gift with “wrapping the heart,” so every gift is marked by thoughtfulness and consideration, both for the object housed within the container or wrapping, and for the recipient of the gift. Bringing seemingly start contrasts into harmony — like yin and yang — is central to the idea of any presentation. Rusticity and refinement, the transient and the eternal, the earthy and the sublime: such disparities are made evident — and rendered compatible — in choices of combinations of papers and ties that both emphasize and luxuriate differences in texture as well as, perhaps differences in color or pattern. A crinkled paper lashed with knotted cord, for example, reflects that approach." -Today, MSNBC.com

Here's a video we found for some inspiration:

Are you wrapping gifts this year furoshiki style? Submit your pictures to us for a feature! We'd love to see what you've done!

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Gabriela is the partner and certified wedding/special event consultant for No Limit Events LLC as well as the main writer for the company blog, No Limit Events LLC: Bloggin’ It. She enjoys sharing fun and unique wedding ideas, which include helpful wedding and party related posts, inspirational photos and advice for those planning special celebrations. Gabriela lives in New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Justin, and their 2 lovable cats. Planning a luxurious wedding or special party? Please visit her blog and website for specials and helpful advice.